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Square Root Functions and Inequalities (© wr srotted and arayze © Wn gtr ph cepente ong 0essns wih Sauae et ncn. Shard ting er. Thelonge the sumer Sing. te get ees reeds protic aed tah Lkense, bo righ Fert eon ecco ech sted eh apn sau root neue. ‘Wiscande medley the square oot. uncwas=2yE wee iste ena esting. i the ich. NewVocabulary | 4 Square Root Functions If function contains the square root ofa vrable, iti called sera con squsrerwatfunetion. The square rot function 3 type of eal eo ‘sare ating Parent tution 2) = VF Domain rlx20) onge: nama = 0) Imerepts: x 0,90 Notdeine: <0 Exdbehave «0,410 ot 9) 400 “The domain of squat root function ented o values or which the function Identify the domain and range of f(r) = Vx +4. ‘The domain only includes values for Find f(-4) to determine the lower 2 Which the radicand is nonnegative limit of the range. x+420 —— Wirteaninequaliy fi) =V=EF For 0 XB—4 Subtract om each ste So, the range is {tx | fla) = 0). Thus, the domain is (x | x= —4}. GuidedPractice Identify the domain and range of each function, 48 fo) = VF=3 1B. fo) = VF O42 ‘The same techniques used to transform the graph of other functions you have studied can be applied to the graphs of square root functions. | HP KeyConcept Transformations of Square Root Functions ] 1) =0VR=F +k ‘horizontal Translation ‘Vertical Transtation ‘units ight i is positive ‘units upifkis positive I|unts lft it his negative [| units down if kis negative The domain is x |x = f} Ira > 0, then the range is x) | fx) K. Ha < 0, then the range is (fx) fx) =k}. ‘9—Orientation and Shape + Ifa <0, the graph is reflected across the x-axis. * Ifa] >, the graphs stretched vertically. = IO <1o1-<1, the graph is compressed vertically. Graph State the domain and range. a. y=Ve-245 ‘The minimum point sat (i) = 25). v graph the function. The graph is the 3 peeH same shape as fla) = \/Z, but is translated 2 units right and 5 units up, 4 | 64 Notice the end behavior. As x increases, | 5 |7 vy increases. 6 [72 ‘The domain is (x | x 2 2} and the range 7 | 72 a 7 oo isyl y= 5). [i b. y=-2VeF3-1 ‘The minimum domain value is at ft or —3. Make a table of values for x 2 3, and graph the function. Because a is negative, the graph is similar to the graph of flx) = VX, but is reflected in the x-axis. Because a1 > 1, the graph is vertically stretched. It is also translated 3 units left and 1 unit down. y The domain is {x | x > —3) and o| [i the range is {y| y <= —1). D GuideaPractice 2A, fx) = 2x44 2B. fx) =jVE—5 +3 Rees MUSIC. Refer to the application at the beginning of the lesson. The pitch, or frequency, measured in hertz (Hz) of a certain string can be modeled by AT) = Typ) saataras’ Where Tis tension in kilograms. ‘a. Graph the function for tension in the domain {T | 0 < T'< 10}. Make a table of values for 0 < T-< 10 200 a and graph. so = ae o|o 6 | 274 52 + | 228 7 | 2457 ri 2 1313 8 | 2626 ar) 3 160.8 9 | 2785 “ T Shae saga b. How much tension is needed for a pitch of over 200 Hz? According to the graph and the table, more than 4.5 kilograms of tension is needed for a pitch of more than 200 hertz GuidedPractice 3. MUSIC The frequency of vibrations for a certain guitar string when itis plucked can be determined by F = 200VT, where Fis the number of vibrations per second and Tis the tension measured in pounds. Graph the function for 0 < T'< 10. Then determine the frequency for T = 3, 6, and 9 pounds. ‘Square Root Inequalities A sqUaReXOOHAEqUAI is an inequality involving square roots. They are graphed using the same method as other inequalities. Graph y < VE= 4-6. Graph the boundary y= V¥=4 6. ‘The domain is (| x2 4). Becouse yi less than, the shaded region should be below the boundary and within the domain. ‘CHECK Select a point in the shaded region, and ‘verify that itis a solution of the inequality. ‘Test 7,5): -SEV7= 4-6 si v3-6 -5< 47 yeeseon o WEuldog GuidedPractice 4A. fo) 2 VBE 4B. fx) <—VeFE—4 uerpoeamnnisireuduqay voles Example Identify the domain and range of each function 1 fo) = VE 2 fo) =VEaE 3. fu) =VEF8-2 Example 1 entity the domain and range ofeach function. 13 fi)=-VE+2 1 fo) = vF-6 @ W-1e=7-8 16. fo) = VEFE+S 11 fi) = VE= 4-6 18 fi) = -Ve=6 +5 Example 2 Graph each function. State the domain and range. 4, fs) = vE—2 8. fa) = 3Vx=7 6. fl) =fvaF4-1 7. fe) = V5 5 +5 Example Graph each function. State the domain and range. 19. fle) = Vex 20. fix) = —VEx 24 fo) = VE=E 22. fis) = WEFT 23. fo) = VaF5 +2 24, fo) = Vx= 4-10 me yee eevee 25. fx) = 2V¥—5 - 6 26. fo) = fv: EFI2+3 21. fx) = ~2V' 1-4 28. fix) =-3Vx47+9 Example 3 OCEAN The sped that a tsunami, or tidal wave, can travel s modeled by the equation = 356V/, where isthe speed in lometers per hour and d's the average depth ofthe water in lometers. A tsunamis found to be traveling at 45 klometers per Rou. What isthe average depth ofthe water? Round tothe nearest hundredth of aklometer Example 3.28, SKYDIVING The approximate time t in seconds that it takes an object to fall a distance of meters given by = WE. Suppose a practi fl 11 seconds before the parachute opens. How far does the parachutist fall uring this time? Example 4 Graph each inequality. 9. fi) eT 1. fu) s VE +2 Mh fl) -2VEFS 2. fa) > VE-T-3 Example 4 Graph each inequality. au ye Vea @y2-s 38. y>2VEFT—5 mys6—3iat m2. y> vere 34, ys -2VE=6 36, y2syer 2-12 wa. y

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